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What Is in the Caribbean Baby? Assessing Prenatal Exposures and Potential Health Outcomes to Environmental Contaminants in 10 Caribbean Countries

Issue:

Vol 64, Issue 1: Jan (2015) - Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Special Issue

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2015.112

Pages:

23–8

Synopsis:

Caribbean fetuses are being exposed to various environmental chemicals known to have adverse health and developmental effects. The impacts of such exposures need to be thoroughly evaluated in order to minimize such adverse exposures in the future.

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To assess prenatal exposures and potential health outcomes to environmental toxicants such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), commonly used pesticides, and two heavy metals – mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) – in 10 Caribbean countries.

Received:

25 Feb, 2015

Accepted:

18 Mar, 2015

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pregnancy

Environmental exposures

persistent organic pollutants

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e-Published: 28 Apr, 2015

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'Fishy' Make-up on the Hook for Mercury Exposure: A Case Series

Issue:

Vol 62, Issue 8: Nov (2013)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2013.034

ABSTRACT

Objective: This report examines the source and outcome of four Barbadian women with extremely high hair mercury concentrations (361–5617 μg/g inorganic mercury) due to topical application of mercury containing skin-lightening cosmetics.

Received:

31 Jan, 2013

Accepted:

14 Feb, 2013

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e-Published: 18 Feb, 2014

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Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates in Bermuda

Issue:

Vol 58, issue 4 (2009)

Pages:

367–74

Synopsis:

This paper presents for the first time the incidence and mortality rates of cancer in Bermuda. Age-adjusted incidence rates were also compared to those of the United States of America. Differences existed in specific cancer sites but global rates were similar in both countries.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To describe cancer and mortality rates in Bermuda and to compare such rates to those of the United States of America (USA).

Methods: Age-adjusted race-specific cancer incidence rates for Bermuda were calculated using the Bermuda Cancer Registry. These rates were then compared to USA cancer rates published by the National Cancer Institute.

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e-Published: 19 Sep, 2013